Hubble Finds Cloudy Star Cluster in Large Magellanic Cloud

A new striking image of the NASA / ESA Hubble space telescope shows a star cluster called N11, which is part of the large Magellanic cloud.

This Hubble image shows the n11 star cluster. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Murray / J. Maíz Apellániz.

“This scene is located in the Grand Nuage Magellanic, a dwarf galaxy located about 160,000 light years in the constellations Dorado and Mensa,” said Hubble astronomers in a press release.

“With a mass equal to 10 to 20% of the mass of the Milky Way, the large Magellanic cloud is the largest of the dozens of small galaxies that orbit our galaxy.”

“The large Magellanic cloud is home to several massive stellar nurseries where the gas clouds, like those that are scattered through this image, merge into new stars.”

The new Hubble image represents a part of the second largest stars formation region of the Grand Cloud Magellanic, N11.

“The most massive and prolific star formation region in the large magellanic cloud, the Tarentule nebula, is a frequent target for Hubble,” said astronomers.

“We see shiny and shiny stars lighting the gas clouds and sculpting tufts of dust with powerful ultraviolet radiation.”

“This image marries observations made about 20 years apart, testifying to Hubble’s longevity,” they added.

“The first series of observations, which were made in 2002-2003, benefited from the exquisite sensitivity and resolution of the advanced camera again for surveys.”

“We turned Hubble to the N11 Star cluster to do something that had never been done before at the time: catalog all the stars in a young cluster with masses between 10% of the mass of the sun and 100 times the mass of the sun.”

“The second series of observations came from Hubble’s new camera, the large field of field 3.” camera “

“These images focused on the dusty clouds that stifle the cluster, bringing a new perspective on the cosmic dust.”